silkworm mounting; cocoon formation
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(of silkworms) to climb onto the clustering rack and begin spinning cocoons
Technical term in sericulture referring to the stage when mature silkworms stop feeding, seek elevated resting places (clusters), and begin secreting silk to form cocoons.
Chūn春
cán蚕
kāi开
shǐ始
shàng上
cù蔟
le了
。
The spring silkworms have begun to mount the clusters.
Shàng上
cù蔟
shì是
yǎng养
cán蚕
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
zuì最
guān关
jiàn键
de的
huán环
jié节
zhī之
yī一
。
Mounting is one of the most critical stages in the silkworm-raising process.
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Zhè这
pī批
cán蚕
míng明
tiān天
jiù就
yào要
shàng上
cù蔟
，
wǒ我
men们
děi得
zhǔn准
bèi备
hǎo好
cán蚕
cù蔟
。
This batch of silkworms will mount tomorrow, so we need to prepare the clustering racks.